Chapter 6: The Younger Brother
Ji Lin's voice came out calm.
But the power it carried was clear.
My spirit… is the Spirit Eyes Sharingan.
Wang Dong'er's eyes widened abruptly.
And something in his chest stopped for a moment.
Then his heart began to pound even harder.
He had never imagined that Ji Lin's spirit would manifest in such a form.
And because of that, the reason became clear to him all at once.
That confidence with which Ji Lin had stood from the very beginning…
had not been empty arrogance.
This spirit had never been mentioned in any legend.
And no story had ever been told about it.
On the continent, it had no known existence at all.
Wang Dong'er's gaze suddenly sharpened.
How dare you deceive me?!
His anger erupted all at once.
His face turned red.
And anger mixed with embarrassment across his features.
Ji Lin was far stronger than him.
And yet, he had still kept pushing him into this bet.
And in that moment, a sharp thought leapt into his mind.
If he lost to Ji Lin…
wouldn't he become his follower?
Wouldn't he be forced to carry out all his orders?
And what if he asked him to do unreasonable things?
The fear inside his chest intensified.
And his breathing tightened for a moment.
Fortunately, Ji Lin did not know that he was a girl.
Otherwise, this bet would have turned into a crushing loss for him.
The redness on his face deepened.
But that hesitation did not remain for long.
He clenched his teeth inwardly.
And tightened his fingers slightly.
Then forced himself to steady down.
No…
I have not lost yet.
All I have to do is defeat you.
Wang Dong'er charged straight at Ji Lin.
His rush was fast.
Sharp.
And charged with anger that had not yet cooled.
But Ji Lin was ready.
The moment Wang Dong'er drew near, Ji Lin used the Substitution Technique.
And what the attack tore apart was nothing more than a deceptive substitute.
As for Ji Lin, he had already left that spot at that very instant.
Wang Dong'er froze for a moment.
His eyes widened.
And his gaze trembled as he tracked the place where Ji Lin had disappeared from.
Was that an illusion?
Had Ji Lin turned into a piece of wood?
The thought did not finish.
Before it could even settle in his mind, Ji Lin had already reached him.
Ji Lin's hand shot out with lightning speed.
Then closed around Wang Dong'er's wrist with a firmness that left him no chance to pull away.
In that same instant, Wang Dong'er's body stiffened.
His fingers tensed.
And his breathing caught for a fraction of a second.
The surprise in his eyes was clear.
Ji Lin, meanwhile, remained calm.
His expression did not waver.
Even his fingers stayed steady on Wang Dong'er's wrist, as though grabbing him had cost him no effort at all.
Is this all you have? You still cannot defeat me.
Wang Dong'er's face flushed with anger once again.
But what erupted inside him was not anger alone.
His breathing trembled again.
And his fingers tightened unconsciously.
Anger blazed across his face, but that heavy turmoil in his chest did not disappear.
And neither did that suffocating feeling that he had fallen into Ji Lin's hands far more easily than he had expected.
He felt that Ji Lin had deceived him.
Forced him to hesitate.
Forced him to hold back his true strength.
Then seized him this easily.
His breathing shook.
His chest tightened.
And frustration mixed with confusion inside him until it became difficult for him to separate one from the other.
Let go of me!
His voice came out strained.
Sharp.
And confused at the same time.
No one had ever touched him like this before.
And no man had ever come this close to him.
Because of that, anger was not the only thing flaring inside him.
There was something else as well.
Something sudden.
And something that unsettled him more than he wanted to admit.
Something that became harder for him to ignore the longer Ji Lin's hand remained wrapped around his wrist.
A mysterious note lingered in his smile.
He murmured,
So soft…
Just like a woman's hand.
The faint scent of Wang Dong'er's body reached him.
It was not strong.
But it was enough.
And in that moment, the matter became even clearer in his mind.
Wang Dong'er was truly a girl, no matter how masculine her outward appearance seemed.
As for Wang Dong'er, he trembled between anger and embarrassment.
Fortunately, his body was now in a male form.
Otherwise, this sly man would have taken advantage of the situation without mercy.
In his eyes, Ji Lin looked like a womanizer.
Someone who was clearly used to bullying girls.
I will not let you bully me! I will not be polite with you!
Wang Dong'er tried to pull his hand back.
But Ji Lin's grip was far too strong.
And he could not break free.
Then suddenly, a crafty thought crossed his mind.
His eyes slid toward a certain spot.
Then he pulled his hand back.
Turned his body quickly.
And used his long leg to deliver a fierce kick toward Ji Lin's weak point…
The weak point every man knows.
Hah.
Ji Lin had not expected this much boldness and sharpness from him.
But even in that moment, he could not deny his admiration for his wild appearance and rebellious spirit.
A faint laugh curved on his lips.
And in the next instant, his hand moved with lightning speed.
And he directly caught Wang Dong'er's small foot.
Ah—
His grip tightened around his foot.
And a sharp sting shot from that spot, making Wang Dong'er let out a pained sound at once.
His face flushed with a mixture of embarrassment and pain.
In that moment, Wang Dong'er felt deeply wronged.
So much that he nearly cried.
Never in his life had he suffered such bullying before.
And yet, Ji Lin had not left him a single chance today.
Damn Ji Lin…
I will take revenge sooner or later!
Let me go, or…
The words stopped abruptly.
Wang Dong'er quickly realized that he could not deal with him this way.
As for Ji Lin, he raised his brow slightly.
And remained silent.
His eyes stayed fixed on him.
Calm.
But that calm was not comforting.
It was the calm of someone ready to go further if he kept resisting.
Wang Dong'er froze in place.
His wide blue eyes blinked.
And his face was still burning with anger.
He stood before Ji Lin with outward steadiness.
But that steadiness did not reach his eyes.
Every trace of defiance in his gaze was taut.
Disturbed.
And confused.
Do you know who is in charge of this dormitory now?
The force of his resistance weakened slightly under that pressure.
He pressed his lips together.
Then the word came out of him with difficulty:
I know.
At that moment, there was nothing Wang Dong'er wanted more than for Ji Lin to let him go and step away.
This situation was suffocatingly embarrassing.
Especially for a girl hiding in a man's form, while another man was holding her foot like this.
A faint smile formed on Ji Lin's lips.
And without the slightest hesitation, his voice came out low.
Clear.
And commanding:
You had better understand this well.
From now on, you are my younger brother.
And you must listen to me.
Understood?
In the next instant, Ji Lin pulled his hand forcefully.
A faint gasp escaped from Wang Dong'er.
Then his balance suddenly broke.
And he fell into Ji Lin's arms.
Wang Dong'er's body froze for a moment.
His shoulders stiffened.
And his breath caught.
Then he felt dizzy in his arms.
And his heartbeat clearly quickened.
No one had ever held him like this before.
Except for his family.
But for this to happen now, in such a close and confused moment…
was far more unsettling than he had expected.
Let me go, or…
The sentence stopped once again.
Wang Dong'er knew that his threat would not help him.
Especially with others outside the dormitory.
As for Ji Lin, he clearly noticed the embarrassed expression on his face.
And his confused gaze.
And the stiffness of his body between his arms.
Without haste, his hand slid to his slender waist.
A light touch.
But it was enough to make Wang Dong'er even more flustered.
Wang Dong'er drew in a sharp breath.
And his tension grew stronger.
His waist was slender.
And his body was light.
And that faint scent coming from him was gentler than he had expected.
His body had not fully matured yet.
But it had already begun to take shape.
And his skin was clearly soft.
And the only unfortunate thing, in Ji Lin's eyes…
was that Wang Dong'er was still wearing men's clothes at that moment.
If not for that, his charm after releasing Butterfly of Light would have been even more striking.
And in Ji Lin's mind, this embrace was nothing more than a temporary chance.
A brief opportunity, nothing more.
As for true closeness…
it would only come when Wang Dong'er met his true identity completely.
Only then could the distance between them become closer.
And without rejection.
That meaning settled clearly in his mind.
Wang Dong'er was his favorite more than Tang Wutong.
And after traveling through time, he would not be subjected to Tang San's interference as before.
He could train Wang Dong'er.
And lead him in facing Tang San.
Then search with him for Xiao Wu.
A whole life began to take shape in his imagination.
A life no one else but him had ever dreamed of.
And finally, when Ji Lin noticed that Wang Dong'er's reaction had reached its limit, he let him go.
And in that same instant, Wang Dong'er retreated quickly.
Like a frightened little rabbit.